The Life of the Sharpe's....: 6 months later...

The Life of the Sharpe's....: 6 months later...

6 months later...

Well, here I am 6 months after my last post!!!

Peyton is doing great!  He is in loving his 2nd year of Kindergarten, yes, I'll go ahead and let you know that we did allow him to do Kindergarten twice for so many reasons, the main reason is the age....he is a summer birthday, and the other was the fact that we left his really good Kindergarten in the middle of the school year last year, and he never truly learned much at his private school.........But WOW! He is totally a different child this year....he seems to be more of the leader now, rather than the follower, he is definitely more confident....and he is drawing, coloring, so well!  And is soaring HIGH in reading, and now Math...and his writing is just so beautiful!! I am one proud momma!  We had him in tackle football this fall, and that child went from hardly knowing how to do drills to being one of the MVPs on his team!!!  It just "clicked" one game, and he was just AMAZING!!! I am so proud of my Peyton Isaiah Sharpe!  Now, baseball is upon us, and he hasn't played since he was 4 because we moved here right after sign-ups and he couldn't play....I'm excited for him!

Brayden is doing great too!  He is in at an amazing Mother's Day Out Program at First Baptist Trussville...and I definitely think it's a God-send for him and our family!  One of the teachers he has looks and acts just like my grandmother did, who passed away 2 years ago.....he never knew her...so it was so neat to meet her and talk to her, because she reminds me so much of her :0)  Brayden is such an outgoing too, very loud, and very demanding....strong-willed :0) I'm so thankful that he enjoys being around other kids his age, and he even loves spending time with our teenagers as does Peyton...I definitely think when they are around teens that they think they are one too!  Brayden has slowly shown signs of potty training...and the interest of it....we go occasionally while I'm home, I really don't know what they do at his MDO, but he is doing well at the time we do go....he's not even 2 yet ;0) I'm using this open window though to keep it consistent at home....

The past 6 months have been great!   I started a job at a place called PlanTech, and I have since found a new job, that I will start Monday...at AL Power....I still wish I could be a stay at home mom....I feel like I'm missing out on SO much....I'm afraid I'm not as close to my kids as I wish to be, that I am so stretched that I feel like I'm going to pop....Lord, help me.....I hope we are doing the right thing....

 Here is a picture of Brayden's haircut!

 Cousins!

Peyton getting bragged about @ his banquet!

 Peyton LOVES being in his musicals!!!

Just need to vent....

Wow! It's been 2 months since I've blogged :0( whew! Sorry about that....We've had a very busy, awesome, crazy summer!!!  So much to talk about...but I need to vent about one particular subject WORKING MOM!

Please do not get mad whoever reads this that I may work with or have worked with or about to work with...that's not the point, the point is that I'm just spilling my heart.....

On that note.....I go back to working FULL time this week, and I'm so SO heartbroken!  My heart is literally aching.....I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed being a part-time working mom for the past FIVE months.....it has been so rewarding to be there for my boys 2 days a week, and help them through the transition of moving.  I have bonded pretty strongly with them over the past few months, and it has just been wonderful.  But, I guess reality sets in, and we have to make ends meet, therefore, I have to work outside the home.  I know God will help me through this....it's just tough....I remember since Peyton was a little older than Brayden, he'd say "mommy please don't work" or "mommy stay with me" or "mommy don't go" and I know it's about to happen with Brayden too....and it hurts my heart so much!  I just wish this doesn't have to be the option, but it is for our family, and I'm behind it 100% because we're a family and that's what we do, we support each other.....and our decisions together.....but it does not take away from the emotions I'm feeling.....

Peyton does start school, August 11th, and I'm so excited for him, but please help me pray for him....this will be his 3rd DIFFERENT school in just one year!  I PRAY that he does an amazing job, and I PRAY that God will bring him the RIGHT group of friends to hang out with....My heart is heavy for my oldest child at the moment, but I know I KNOW He is in God's Hands, and that's what gives me some sort of PEACE!!!  We dedicated him when he was a baby to the LORD, and God will protect him.....and be there for him....I PRAY that his teacher is hopefully a Christian, and I know it's a secular school, so if she's not I PRAY that she is positive, and outgoing and upbeat, and is there for Peyton....

Peyton has also started FOOTBALL, YES I said football, and he's doing an AWESOME job! I'm so proud of him, his 1st game is the 1st weekend of September, but his practices have been every night but Wednesday night for 2 hours!  But he has done great keeping up and learning all the new drills!  He's a pro ;0)  Plus he has an awesome Daddy that helps him along the way....

And sweet Brayden! My goodness he is growing leaps and bounds!  I cannot believe I almost have a 1 1/2 year old!!!  He is everywhere, and I mean EVERYwhere!!! And just talking up a storm, some words I understand and some I just don't have a clue haha!  He is somewhat interested in potty training already but I'm not going to push it at ALL!  I can't go to Peyton's practices for long, because Brayden wants to be on the field with him and all the boys!  I promise you he thinks he's one of them!

I'm going to miss spending my 2 days off during the week with them....I'm going to miss just doing random things around the house, whether it's playing a board game with Peyton or chasing Brayden around the house....I will miss it so much!  I know I have the weekends with them and after I get home from work, but it's not the same.....

But, like I said, I support my husband and my decision a 100%!!!  Because I know we have to do this for our family.....Please pray for me as I'm starting this new job, I'm excited about working with one of youth leaders in our church and a mom of our teens in our youth group.  I'm excited about getting to know her company and how to do my new job.....

God is good....and so very faithful.....

Memorial Day 2010-A day filled with Memories!!

We had an awesome Memorial Day Weekend!   It was a day filled with water, FIRSTS, good food, and GREAT Friends!!!  We went to Smith Lake near Cullman, AL....

The boys had a blast!!! Peyton more than Brayden....but he is older, Peyton was pretty much outside from 10-4!!! and would of stayed FOREVER!!!  He rode a seado for the first time and a boat as well!!  He caught 2 fish!! and just had a blast with Cameron, Hunter, and Cain!!!  Brayden had his 1st boat ride too, he didn't know what to think of it at first, he started to try to get OUT, but then calmed down once he figured out what was going on :0)  He also had a life jacket on the entire time he was near the water and did great with it, although it looked sooo awkward and uncomfortable on him...but he did so well!  He also took an almost 3 hour nap!!

I went on my first seado ride and drove one for the first time, it was a blast!!

We thank the Jarvis' and Lewis' for inviting us to a very fun day and letting us crash on all your water stuff and lake house!!  It was a great Memorial Day for sure!

Enjoy the pictures :0)

Class of 2010 Lakeside Kindergarten Graduation!!!

I have a GRADUATE!!!

Peyton Isaiah just finished Kindergarten and I'm soooo very proud of him!!!


He began his first day of school at Yates Primary School and Ms. Dee Morris was his teacher.

Jason became the new Student Pastor at Metro Church in Mid-March.  So we were torn about what to do for school for Peyton whether he should go to the public school or a private.....
We decided to put Peyton in the Baptist Church across the street....they were known to be a great Kindergarten, and so he went there...and graduated Kindergarten at Lakeside Baptist.  I am soooo proud of this young man!  God has been right there with him through this HUGEEEEE transition and has walked with him through it all, again I'm beyond proud of my Peyton!!!

Enjoy the graduation pics :0)

Under God's Sea in 3D...Peyton's 1st Musical!

The first weekend in May Peyton was in his first musical at our new church....

He did an amazing job!  We immediately put him in choir when we got here and he immediately learned the songs and the movements and did just an outstanding job....Enjoy the pictures of what he did :0)  And of course the rest of the kids did an awesome job as well :0)

Happy 1st Birthday Brayden Josiah!!!

Brayden Josiah turned 1 on February 27, 2010!!

It was such an awesome day of celebrating our little man and how precious he is to us!!! Unfortunately Peyton had a horrible stomach virus that day and was quarantine to our room the entire day, he didn't want to budge from where he was!!!

Please enjoy these sweet pictures of the boys and Brayden's 1st Birthday, so hard to believe!!!